Aerodynamics for Formula SAE: A numerical, wind tunnel and on-track study

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wordley, Scott ^a   Saunders, Jeff ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND EFFECT; NUMERICAL METHODS;

DETAIL DESIGN; FREE STREAM; FRONT WINGS; LIFT COEFFICIENT; MULTI-ELEMENT; THREE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING; WING PROFILES;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 85072447653     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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